What a cool book, and a new path for the Outsiders. It seems that even in death . . at least that's what we think . . . that the Batman still has contingency plans. How can someone be so anal and controlling, even after they're gone? Well . . if anyone can do it . . it's Bruce. Bruce comes to Alfred this issue in a pre-recorded message. He tells him the real reason that he assembled the Outsiders, and why they're so important right now. The reason is . . . . well, we don't get that part of the message. But, apparently it's very important because Alfred spends the next few days . . we assume . . traversing the globe and asking different characters to rejoin the fold. I'm not sure how he convinces them all, but it appears that they're all going to be coming back. First he goes to Markovia to speak to Prince Markov. Next he's in Keystone City recruiting Roy Raymond Jr.. He spends some time in Kahndaq, where he finds Jack Ryder chasing another conspiracy theory. He risks his life by interrupting a ceremony in Tochigi, Japan. Tatsu Yamashiro is in the middle of her yearly ceremony where she honors and remembers her dead parents. But Alfred apparently doesn't have time to waste. He visits Jefferson Pierce in Chicago, and Violet in New Orleans. And finally, when Tatsu returns to the old Outsiders headquarters . . the place where Rex and Salah died . . she finds out that Rex actually survived. When Salah exploded . . he took refuge inside of her body. It's a good thing they're friends because . . . she forgives him. And on the final pages of the book, we see the threat that's scrounging for life and I think is what the Outsiders need to stop. It's enigmatic at best, but . . you can tell there's some real nasty stuff going on here. I'm just glad that the Outsiders are making it through all of this and are going to be getting back on track. I love this team. This issue is brought to us by Peter J Tomasi and Adam Kubert. What a talented family. I just saw Adam's brother Andy's work in Batman. And now we get to see Adam's here. Fantabulous! After a brief respite we'll finally be getting a new issue of the Outsiders.
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